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Sensory Integration Deficiency Syndrome, Sensory Integration Disability Disorder, Sensory Issues...Yeah, there are many names for this disorder, and it seems like they're all long and difficult to pronounce. If you've been diagnosed as having this disorder chances are you were diagnosed by an occupational therapist. Hit it on the head, huh? Well, here's why... An occupational therapist named Anna Jean Ayres was the first one to popularize the idea of a disorder that interferes with the normal brain function of sensory integration. She was by no means the first one to research it, but she was one of the first to publish her findings. That was in 1989. Today there is still a lot about Sensory...

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is widespread in the USA and a real concern for many parents who have been diagnosed themselves with the disorder. In the USA we have a stop-at-nothing drive to know that our newborn toddlers are healthy and will have problem free lives growing up. While some mental health disorders can be detected even in utero, is ADHD in Toddlers realistically able to be detected at birth or shortly after? No, not realistically. Though you may be the parent of eleven children already, eight of them being diagnosed with ADHD and three not, you still couldn't definitively say you recognize ADHD in your toddler, nor could you find a psychiatrist or psychologist to...

One of the most important things to be looking out for when dealing with ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder is its symptoms. An ADD online test is specially designed to catch these symptoms and tell the person what course of action to take. ADD online tests are also quicker and cheaper compared to other forms of diagnosis and since these are made by highly qualified professionals they are very accurate in their diagnosis. An ADD online test is a simple progressive questionnaire consisting of thematic screening questions which are designed to test an individual's capacities and shortcomings. As always the person suffering from ADD will be required to answer as accurately as he or she possibly can in...

The U.S, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is one benefit provided by the federal government for children under the age of 18 years old who meet qualification guidelines for disability, as well as disabled people 19 years and older still depending on others for their care. SSI also supplies monthly payments to people with limited incomes who are over the age of 65, blind or disabled. For Down syndrome children and adults to qualify, they must have limited income and meet the definitions for disabled outlined by the federal government. If the child is in a medical facility wherein health insurance reimburses the cost, any payments from SSI are limited. In order to qualify for SSI, a child's...

When you are first introduced to the world of PDD, it's very easy to become overwhelmed and confused about what the conditions are and how they all fit together. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) - This is an umbrella term that covers a group of five disorders that are characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication skills. The pervasive developmental disorders are as follows: - Autism - Rett's syndrome - Childhood disintegrative disorder - Asperger syndrome - Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) It can be difficult at first for parents to understand why pediatricians are slow to give a firm...

The failure to develop friendships is often the deciding factor in parents seeking an evaluation.The AD child cannot sustain friendships, partially due to his rigid insistence of rules and his inflexibility in play. He is strictly bound to the rules and will not forgive cheating by his peers. He tattles on his classmates and is oblivious to the social code of not snitching on your peers. His poor motor skills make him low on the list of playmates for games. His need for sameness may become more apparent and his special interests become more developed. As he becomes more knowledgeable about his special interest, his monologues become longer and he is unable to have reciprocal conversations. His...

What happens when you invite 13 3rd, 4th and 5th graders with disabilities to participate in an art project? A lot of fun, lots of learning and a stunning quilt. Students in the CDC (Comprehensive Development Classroom) class created a quilt depicting the six pillars of character. The quilt was created with the primary goal of re-enforcing the semester-long classroom discussion about trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The students participated in every aspect of making the quilt. Day one: They measured and cut the fabric. (Freezer paper was adhered to the back of the fabric to make it easier to handle.) Day two: The students drew pictures with permanent...

Knowing how to discipline your child when they have ADHD involves setting priorities for rule followingSetting priorities when making rules is essential because not all rules are equally important. The important rules need extra attention and the unimportant rules need to be ignored. I recently learned of a study that was done on children looking at what rules children consistently obeyed. This findings of this study confirmed what I knew to be true about disciplining children with ADHD. The researchers looked at four types of rule following. The four categories that the researchers looked at were: 1. Safety Rules (Put on your helmet when you are skateboarding). 2. Moral Rules (Do not steal from...

Are you confused as to what learning disability you are suffering from? If yes then you really need not worry. Learning disabilities is generally speaking a very confusing term and includes a host of different disabilities and symptoms. Speaking of symptoms many learning disabilities tend to have many over lapping symptoms which is why people tend to get confused between them. Of all the learning disabilities, dyslexia is the most common and accounts for the majority of the cases. In fact 9% to 17% of school children are seen to be suffering from dyslexia. Most people also don't get themselves diagnosed for dyslexia until they hit adulthood and thus miss out on a lot of help which they could have...

Dyslexia is basically a learning disability that appears most commonly in young children and sometimes even young adults. Classified as a developmental disease, it affects the speech and learning centres of the brain in young children, incarnating itself as a psychological and scientific impairment of written language, especially spelling and reading. While not completely limited to these areas, children with dyslexia also will experience other deficiencies and conditions that are not associated with the brain, like perhaps hard of hearing, vision blurring and even the inability to learn and observe for long periods of time. The process of dyslexia actually is impairment in the nerve processes and...

Hearing loss is prevalent in modern societies as a result of the combined effects of noise, aging, disease, and heredity. Hearing loss is the number one disability in the world; approximately 28 million Americans suffer some type of hearing loss. In addition, 15 of every 1000 people under the age of 18 have a hearing loss, and nearly 90% of people over age 80 have a hearing impairment. The incidence of hearing loss is greater in men, than women. The sad part is, that hearing loss is the most preventable disability in the world. Hearing is a complicated process involving both the sensitivity of the ear, as well as the ability to understand, and interpret the speech. When we hear sounds, we really...